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lol, I’ve had her in weekly swim (chill mommy and me class) since 6 months. Definitely hard to get her not to drink the water. Especially because she loves drinking actual water.

Haha, perfect. Thanks again for all of this!

Okay, good news. I completed the OCLT after realizing I made a dumb error in trying to turn off my SWG. Apparently you have to hit “select” after changing the percentage. At least it was just a dumb user error and now I know how to control it properly. Last night my FC was 8ppm and this...

Okay, thanks again for the information and instilling some confidence. My main goal here is to have a safe pool to enjoy with my little baby for many years. Just trying to make sure we are ready to go for the season. Perhaps a little bump on the heater!

I suppose so? I get nervous to mess with the system too much since I have only just started learning.

I did that last night, thinking it would be the solution. But it did not work. My understanding is that it adjusts accordingly. I went out early AM and it was at something like 43% after me setting it to 0% last night. I wasn’t very happy about losing sleep for nothing.

So my CYA is now between 40-50ppm. I have not yet mastered reading the black dot of the CYA test in the Taylor kit. Regardless, I am having trouble conducting a OCLT. I CANNOT figure out a way to turn off the SWG and keep the pool pump on. I think they are tied together. Its a pool pilot...

Haha thanks!

Can you explain to me why I would want 40-60 in spring but 60 in June? Is it because of the heat/sun of the summer?

Thank you for this advice!

I do not have a SpeedStir. I am not entirely sure what I want my CYA to be, but I am thinking 60. I mean... I at least want the lowest recommended level for a saltwater pool, correct? I did not add any copper products. The previous owner had one of those algecide copper balls in the pump...

Pool has been open since 4/7/25 and I am currently trying to learn how to maintain it, as a new pool owner. I used my Taylor 2006 kit today and measured the following: FC: 3.5ppm CC: .5ppm or less pH: 8 Alkalinity: 90 CH: 250 CYA: <30 (Taylor test kit only goes as low as 30) A few days ago I...

Thank you for the recommendations. The only reason I posted the pool store results was to indicate the CYA being crossed out when it’s clearly low (upon my own testing as well). My husband said there was a reason for it but can’t remember why. I didn’t want to screw something up if it was a...

This is my suspicion and I plan to take it out tomorrow!

Lots of learning this week! New owner to a 2008 saltwater vinyl pool. 2000gal. Opened the pool on April 7. Tested the water with the pool company, which then made recommendations. We followed said recommendations. I purchased a Taylor K2006 Salt Complete kit. After everything I have learned on...

haha, thanks! Is there a reason why the pool store didn't have me add CYA even though its below their own recommendation? I tested the water again today (I let it come to room temp, if thats appropriate) and it was still lower than my test kit would read (30ppm). Free chlorine is down to 1ppm...

Thanks so much for this! I did not know that temp affected CYA. Will be continuing to read and learn more!

Thank you! I have read over some stuff, but will absolutely be doing a deeper dive. Having a 9month old baby makes it challenging to research as much as I should! But I will be prioritizing it now. I THINK when the pool was winterized, there was algaecide put in a a little basket inside the pool...

Hello! New to the forum and pool ownership (though my parents had pools growing up). We moved to a house in southern Pennsylvania in October and just opened the pool April 7. We used the same pool company used by the previous owner, which also built the pool in 2008. It is a saltwater inground...